What is BitTorrent in Plain En’lish?

BitTorrent is a program you download. It is similar to a peer-to-peer file sharin’ service. Basically it goes like this: You download de installer. You get de link to a file that ends in .torrent and enter that URL into your browser (preferably Internet Explorer). This opens de BitTorrent download window. It starts downloadin’ de file, or episode that you wanted (eg. alias2×01.torrent). As it downloads, it uploads de parts that you have to oder people so many people can get it at once. When you’ve finished downloadin’ de file, you can leave de window open (don’t press finish or close de window) and oder people can still download from you. This is very much encouraged.

I’m new to all this. How do I download with BitTorrent?

First we need to download and install a BitTorrent client

Official client 3.3
CODE
www.bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/index.html

Experimental client 3.2.1b-2
CODE
ei.kefro.st/projects/btclient

TheShad0w Experimental S-5.8.3
CODE
home.elp.rr.com/tur

Azureus 2.0.3.0
CODE
azureus.sourceforge.net/

burst! RC5d
CODE
krypt.dyndns.org:81/torrent/download.phtml
BT++ 0.5.4 alpha [code]btplusplus.sourceforge.net

Shareaza 1.8.9.22
CODE
www.shareaza.com

Nova Torrent 0.2.0
CODE
blackflaw.dyndns.org

SimpleBT 0.1.9
CODE
sourceforge.net/projects/simplebt

BitAnarch 1.0.5a
CODE
sourceforge.net/projects/bitanarch/

Personal Torrent Collector 0.8.2.2
CODE
ptc.sourceforge.net

Effusion 0.3.3 beta
CODE
www.azrael-uk.f2s.com/az/effusion

Snark 0.5 beta
CODE
www.klomp.org/snark

ByteTorrent 0.95
CODE
sourceforge.net/projects/bytetorrent/

ABC 2.5
CODE
http://pin’pon’-abc.sourceforge.net

Note:
If you’re client freezes durin’ D/Ls, it’s a problem with you’re network card or mothem, this happens when you connect to more peers than you’re card or mothem can handle & windows shuts it down. There is a cure. Shad0ws Experimental client allows you to set how many incomin’ peers to allow.

All about BT:
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www.dessent.net/btfaq/#now_what

How to Download Torrent files

BitTorrent is not like oder peer-to-peer applications (such as Winmx, Kazaa, Gnutella, etc.) in that it does not have its own ”universe.” Put anoder way, BT lives on top of de Web, which means that all of de searchin’/listin’ of available files is done on de web. When you find a file you want to download, you click on it and de BitTorrent client program will run and ask you where to put it, and den start downloadin’. Or you save target as. Save de file somewhere den click on it when you’re ready to start de download.

It doesn’t do anythin’ it says:
Problem connectin’ to tracker - timeout exceeded
Problem connectin’ to tracker - HTTP Error 503: Connect failed
Problem connectin’ to tracker - [Error socket error] (10061, ” Connection refused”)
Problem connectin’ to tracker - (111, ’Connection refused’

Generally just wait. this normally means that de ’Tracker’ is maybe too busy. Leave your window open and it will try to connect every 2 minutes or so.

Note: BT dose resume downloads, just click de torrent file again when you are ready to resume de download and save it to same place as de original. All clients have an option for default download directory. I suggest settin’ this option.

My speed is always very slow!

Speeds can be real slow if your one of de below, dey all can bet set to allow BT in and out

#1 behind a firewall
#2 behind a router
#3 on a network
#4 Xps firewall is enabled

Ports 6881 thru 6999 need to be open to get good speeds

If you need info on bit torrent and how to set it up with a firewall or router
CODE
knowbuddy.dyndns.org/torrent/btclientconfig.html

Get general info on how torrent works and how it uses ports
CODE
knowbuddy.dyndns.org/torrent/btclientconfig.html
www.dessent.net/btfaq/

Where do I get torrent files?

Supernova mirrors are de best site’s, updated every 20 minutes.
CODE
www.suprnova.org

There are oders you can use here is anoder one:
CODE
www.torrentbox.com

Places to find oder torrent sites
CODE
torrentlinks.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=10
members.chello.nl/~p.wiersema/
home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/romeria/bittorrentsites.htm

Torrent Search en’ine
CODE
novasearch.net/

Keepin’ up with de torrent network
CODE
www.digital-update.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=163113
www.filesoup.com/phpBB2/index.php
www.lickmytaint.com/
suprnova.org/

PeerGuardian

What does PeerGuardian actually do?

PeerGuardian does two thin’s to help P2P users. The first is de obvious one, it closes connections on certain IP addresses. The second is that it optionally logs all connections made to your computer. The reason for this is so that if you do use PeerGuardian but still get sent a legal threat, you can cross-reference de date/time of de alleged infringement with de log. This gives us a list of IPs, one of which will be de IP that’s doin’ de bustin’. It’s basically to help us identify which IPs are doin’ de bustin’ and weren’t known to PeerGuardian before. Hope that makes sense.

Is PeerGuardian 100% Protection?

CERTAINLY NOT! - PeerGuardian relies on users sharin’ information to stay up to date. It IS contributory to protection and (I’m not tryin’ to blow my own trumpet here!!) it seems to be de most up-to-date and open database of this nature on de internet (as far as I know). The more people who are usin’ full-loggin’ and report de relevant IPs when dey get a C&D threat (see above paragraph), de more people we can save. ANONYMOUS P2P is de way ahead IMHO, PeerGuardian isn’t 100% effective. I’ve NEVER claimed that and never will and I look forward to de day that PG (not just de app, more.. de database and communication between p2p’ers on blockin’ IPs) becomes totally redundant. I’m just tryin’ to help supply de next-best thin’ until we get to that stage.

I use PeerGuardian and have still been sent a legal threat.

What do I do?

First of all, stop sharin’ de file you got busted with. If you’re worried, try sharin’ older/rarer files. If you share Bourne Identity, Terminator 3 and a load of Busta Rhymes mp3s after bein’ busted, you’ll be askin’ for trouble. Second thin’ to do, check de “full connection log” in PeerGuardian. (you did have it enabled didn’t you?) - Work out de difference in timezones on de infringement warnin’ and cross-reference it with de log. From this you should be able to identify a handful of IPs. Eider post that list to de PG forums for one of our admins/moderators/members to investigate or investigate it yourself and post de p2p enemy IP to de on-line database. - There are plans to automate this whole process in de future.

CODE
www.peerguardian.net/

Found out a really cool way to get cool music without p2p progs or HTTP/FTP sites. Best thin’ of all: NO QUEUES, NO PASSWORDS.

Here it is:

1.Get Yahoo Messenger [BETA] here:

CODE
download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/msgr6suite.exe

2.Wait for it to download,den run it and let it download anoder 5 MB or so.

3.Get FairStar MP3 Recorder here:

CODE
www.shareordie.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9754

After testin’ Total Recorder and anoder prog,de FairStar product is de best RECORDING MP3s from a source, in our case de INTERNET RADIO.

4.Fire up LAUNCHcastRadion in Yahoo Messenger [BETA] and choose a station or a genre.

5.Start up FairStart MP3 Recorder,go to Record Options and CHECK autosettin’,go to Encoder-MP3 and UN-CHECK enable VBR and choose 128 or 192 KBs.Also make sure you choose your OUTPUT folder and you’re done.

6.Hit record or whatever and away you go.